Hip Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for a right hip disability and a right knee disability, to include strains, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board remands the claims for service connection of right hip, left hip, right knee, and left knee disabilities to obtain additional evidence and provide addendum medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right knee and right hip disabilities for a VA examination to determine their etiology.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including a right hip condition, restless sleep, sleep apnea, and low back condition, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by active military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings for hip and ankle disabilities due to a need for additional development of the record.

The Board granted service connection for a low back disability and right and left hip disabilities secondary to the low back disability, but denied service connection for a neck disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder secondary to the low back disability.

The Board denied service connection for a left hip disability and obstructive sleep apnea, finding no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation and no nexus to the Veteran's service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right hip osteoarthritis and left hip disability to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for hyperlipidemia and PTSD, and remanded the claims for a bilateral ankle condition, left hip condition, right knee condition, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and bilateral flat feet.

The Board granted service connection for left ankle, left hip, left knee, right knee, and right hip disabilities based on the evidence showing a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's in-service injuries.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for migraine headaches and an effective date of July 30, 2020, for the grant of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with agoraphobia, TDIU, DEA benefits, and SMC. Other claims were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an eye condition and a left hip disability due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left hip condition, right hip condition, and tinnitus to correct an error by the AOJ in satisfying its duty to assist under 38 U.S.C. § 5103A.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating prior to June 7, 2019, from the earlier effective date of June 1, 2016, and denied an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD from June 6, 2014, to June 1, 2016.

The Board granted eligibility to attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in an April 2024 rating decision.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and entitlement to individual unemployability due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding missing private medical records.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings of bilateral knee and hip disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, while remanding the claims for skin cancer, hypertension, sleep apnea, and bilateral hip conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back condition and right hip condition, as there was no evidence of a causal relationship between his in-service injuries and current disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for right knee, left knee, right hip, and right shoulder disabilities, as well as PTSD. The claims for a left shoulder disability, left hip disability, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, headaches, facial scars from pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss were dismissed due to an improper concurrent election.